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Fun Japanese Snacks That Go With Beer: "Otsumami"

There's a special category of snacks made to be consumed with alcohol called otsumami (oh-tsoo-MAH-mee), which encompasses everything from t....
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North Korean Schools in Japan

Currently the status of pro-North Korean schools in Japan is being debated. There are of course many "Koreans" living in Japan, although the....
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Japanese Study Supplies @ J-List

Whether you want to master some situation-based Japanese phrases, teach yourself hiragana and katakana or undertake a formal study of the J....
28 Apr 8:23 pm from peterpayne.net

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Interesting Japanese Phrases: "New Rice"

It's funny the way culture reflects language and vice-versa. One phrase you'll hear sometimes in Japanese is tenka no~, which literally mean....
28 Apr 8:23 pm from peterpayne.net

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Cool Products Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
28 Apr 8:22 pm from peterpayne.net

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Japan Can Make You Say "LOL WUT?"

I've lived in Japan nearly two decades and have seen some things that really confused me over the years. Like the odd statues of tanuki (Jap....
26 Apr 8:21 pm from peterpayne.net

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Forgetting My Own Dialect of English

I've got an American friend who once asked me an odd question. "I forget, do Americans stand in a line, or in a queue?" Forgetting your own ....
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Bento Boxes @ J-List

J-List loves to find fun products from Japan for our customers, and I especially love the traditional bento box offerings from Hakoya. Wheth....
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The History of Totoro

Once while my family was watching My Neighbor Totoro, the awesome animated film about a magical forest spirit that only children can see, my....
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Cool Products Monday, April 26, 2010

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
26 Apr 8:18 pm from peterpayne.net

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All About the Media in Japan

I was recently asked to write about the news media in Japan, and I'm happy to oblige. Like other countries, the Japanese masu-komi (as the m....
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In Japan, a Scarf is Called a "Muffler"

Coming to live in Japan means remapping some of the English words in your brain to fit the way the Japanese use them. Sometimes it's little ....
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Moe Moe Military Beam!

Manga are the famous comics that have come to define Japan around the world, although Japanese above a certain age will also use the term fo....
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A Delicious Way to Experience Many Japanese Foods

J-List has some fun ways for you to sample Japanese culture, including those awesome traditional Food Drops candies, which let you taste reg....
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Cool Products Friday, April 23, 2010

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
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One Does Not Simply Pronounce "Eyjafjallajokull"

Iceland's erupting volcano Mt. Eyjafjallajokull has certainly been in the news a lot this week, and the media here was filled with stories ....
21 Apr 8:14 pm from peterpayne.net

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Manga, The Ultimate Medium

I recently watched an anime called She, The Ultimate Weapon (aka Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet), a well-written high sch....
21 Apr 8:13 pm from peterpayne.net

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Strange Branding in Japan

One thing I've learned about Japan is how differently the idea of brands works here. We generally expect companies to make products similar ....
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Anime & Manga Magazine Subscriptions from Japan

The Japanese have solved the problem of how to save the publishing industry: give cool free stuff to readers, known as omake (oh-mah-kay). J....
21 Apr 8:09 pm from peterpayne.net

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Cool Products Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
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Japan's "History Girls"

I often write about the latest wacky social trends to take root in Japan, since I know I'll never run out of material to report on. Like the....
19 Apr 8:30 pm from peterpayne.net

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Carl Macek, 1951-2010.

I saw the news that Robotech creator Carl Macek had died on Saturday, making it a sad day for all old-school anime fans indeed. As the main ....
19 Apr 8:28 pm from peterpayne.net

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HP Computers are "Maid in Japan"

Increasingly otaku culture encompassing everything from anime to Miku Hatsune to cosplay is becoming Japan's mainstream culture, at least am....
19 Apr 8:25 pm from peterpayne.net

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Awesome Bento Boxes @ J-List

J-List takes real pride in the excellent lineup of products we offer to our customers around the world, and our selection of bento boxes is ....
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Cool Products Monday, April 19, 2010

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
19 Apr 8:22 pm from peterpayne.net

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Land of the Lost vs. Anime

Recently I got the urge to re-watch the classic 70s show Land of the Lost, about a family that gets trapped in a strange land populated w....
16 Apr 7:58 pm from peterpayne.net

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All About Japanese Variety Shows

Japanese game shows are a popular staple of television here, although "game show" isn't actually that good a name for them since there are n....
16 Apr 7:58 pm from peterpayne.net

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Babies Cry When They See Foreign Barbarians

The other day Yasu, the J-List employee who keeps our site stocked with awesome anime artbooks, Japanese study supplies and those wacky "Foo....
16 Apr 7:57 pm from peterpayne.net

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J-List Free T-Shirt Sale! Buy 2, Get a "Mystery" Shirt Free

For years J-List has been printing our line of awesome kanji and anime T-shirts and we have a huge lineup of really great designs, no matter....
16 Apr 7:55 pm from peterpayne.net

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Cool Products Friday, April 16, 2010

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
16 Apr 7:52 pm from peterpayne.net

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